Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.863 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen stood at 0.863 units per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.863 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4077 units per person, in 1993.
Yemen ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.441 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.4077 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4199 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4319 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.444 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.426 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.468 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4799 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.492 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.504 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.515 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.526 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.496 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.548 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.558 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.572 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.584 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.596 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.608 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.62 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.524 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.756 units per person | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 0.661 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.674 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.689 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.792 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.62 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.728 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.739 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.749 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.76 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.836 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.863 units per person | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4398 units per person | 0.4077 units per person | 0.4799 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5391 units per person | 0.492 units per person | 0.596 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6672 units per person | 0.524 units per person | 0.792 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7894 units per person | 0.739 units per person | 0.863 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 163 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.889 units per person compare
- 164 Nicaragua 0.887 units per person compare
- 165 Afghanistan 0.878 units per person compare
- 167 Senegal 0.829 units per person compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.815 units per person compare
- 169 Myanmar 0.804 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Yemen
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 28.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 0.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Yemen was 0.863 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.863 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4077 units per person in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
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- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.